‘The race is wide open’: MPs’ vote looms for six Tory leadership hopefuls Badenoch and Jenrick are the bookies’ favourites but the party’s reduced ranks make the numbers extremely tight The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024
Who are the six leadership candidates to be voted on by Conservative MPs? Tory MPs will vote next week in a series of ballots to narrow the field down to four candidates The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024
Cleverly accused of aggravating asylum backlog by ‘dithering’ on key decisions Exclusive: Ministers under last home secretary refused to empower caseworkers to tackle crisis, say sources The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024
Tugendhat’s brazen bid to win over the Tory right with new migrant cap pledge Tom Tugendhat has attempted to throw off his reputation as ‘a Tory wet’ by offering his party’s hard right the toughestpolicy yet on migration The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024
Home Office criticised over ‘woefully’ understated Tory asylum budgets An IFS report vindicates Labour concerns that it inherited a worse financial situation than previously thought The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024
Which Conservative leadership hopeful is best hope for UK’s climate goals? None of the candidates may seem like a good option, but some pose a greater danger to net zero than others The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024
Tory rivals are playing nice so far but like a family Christmas old scores are bound to surface The Conservatives would be better able to stand one another if the party could work out what it actually stands for The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
Are Starmer and Labour really in hock to ‘union paymasters’? PM faces pitfalls navigating what are crucial relationships but claims by jilted Tories don’t ring true, say experts The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024
Kemi Badenoch would defeat all five leadership rivals, new poll reveals Conservative MPs will narrow down the number of candidates to just two before the contest goes to a vote among Tory members to decide a winner by November 2 The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024
Small boat arrivals fell by a third in Rishi Sunak’s last year of power piling pressure on Labour In the year to 30 June there were 31,493 arrivals in the UK via small boats, a 29 per cent fall on the year before and a slight decrease from the same period two years ago The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024
Yvette Cooper facing backlash over immigration crackdown as plans to ramp up deportations revealed Home secretary also criticised over plans to reopen two troubled immigration detention centres, Campsfield in Oxfordshire and Haslar in Hampshire The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024
Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick admits he took Ozempic jab for weight loss Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick admitted he took Ozempic jabs for several months to shed some pounds The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2024
Tory members back James Cleverly as leader but Tom Tugendhat is public’s favourite, poll claims Conservative MPs will narrow down the number of candidates to just two before the contest goes to a vote among Tory members The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2024
Scottish Tory MP backs Tom Tugendhat in leadership race to replace Rishi Sunak A SCOTTISH Tory MP has backed former minister Tom Tugendhat for the next leader of the Conservatives – saying he “gets Scotland” and will… The National (Scotland) · Aug 19, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024 Tories accuse Starmer of losing control of public sector pay with strike deals James Cleverly also says PM ‘played by union paymasters’ in offers to train drivers and junior doctors
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024 Nigel Farage ‘deeply irresponsible and dangerous’ during riots, says Tory leader contender – as it happened Tom Tugendhat criticises Reform UK leader’s attempt to amplify ‘false information’ and for his failure to condemn the riots
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2024 Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly tells Farage to choose between ‘serious politician or content creator’ Shadow home secretary asked if the Reform UK leader believed Parliament was an important institution or ‘just part of a PR operation for clicks and likes’
The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2024 Ruth Davidson ignores Scottish Tory leadership race as she backs UK candidate RUTH Davidson has revealed who she is backing to be the next leader of the Conservative Party – but did not even mention that a Scottish Tory…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2024 Lammy plans China visit for September to kick-start high-level engagement Exclusive: Move highlights ambition to reconnect with Beijing but minister will face pressure over human rights
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024 What Tory leadership contenders have said about UK riots as Kemi Badenoch accused of being missing in action After more than a week and a half of unrest, The Independent looks at what each leadership candidate has said about the riots sweeping the UK
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024 ‘Like a submarine’: Tories criticise Kemi Badenoch’s low profile during riots The Conservative leadership candidate has been described as ‘missing in action’, despite role as shadow communities secretary
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024 Jess Phillips accused of ‘making excuses’ for masked gang in Birmingham as cars smashed and man attacked James Cleverly called for the Home Office minister to ‘think about the consequences’ of her words
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024 Fears of more far-right riots after thugs hijack horrific Southport stabbing Grieving mother of seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe begged for a halt to the violence amid calls for action to stop more clashes
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024 Former security minister raises concerns Putin behind Southport far-right disinformation Fears have been raised that Russian interference was behind a social media misinformation campaign which fuelled the far-right riot in Southport
Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024 OPINION - The Tory leadership contenders must face the facts: the world has changed When an asteroid hits your house, it’s a safe bet that you’re going to need more than a vacuum cleaner, a feather duster and some air freshener. That is roughly the situation the Tories face now after the election. Yet the party’s leadership contest — officially under way, with Robert…